Treason Afoot: A Civil War Romance

By Nikki Stoddard Schofield

In the midst of the Civil War, Democratic leaders in Indiana developed treasonous plots to overthrow the federal government. At the same time, a Union veteran, Jay Hadley, strugged to overcome post traumatic stress, and Emeline Tanner fled from an unhappy home to find peace, purpose, and love in Indianapolis.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481718608

Nikki Stoddard Schofield

Nikki Lynne Stoddard Schofield, born during World War II, became seriously interested in the Civil War when she attended her first meeting of the Indianapolis Civil War Round Table and heard Alan Nolan, author of The Iron Brigade, present the program. She has remained an active member of that club of scholars ever since. Serving in various offices, Nikki has been president four times. She organized and led the annual week-long bus tour for several years. Stoddard Schofield began writing Civil War romances shortly before her retirement as law librarian at Bingham Greenbaum Doll, a large law firm in downtown Indianapolis where she worked for 37 years. Her motivation for writing her first novel was reading a bad romance novel and thinking: “I can do better.” Nikki set several criteria for her novel. Most important, the heroine and hero must be kind to each other and always together. Two common plot twists in romance novels which Nikki dislikes are the heroine and hero disliking each other at the beginning and having extensive separations. She resolved to avoid these devices in her story-telling. Being a born-again Christian, Ms. Schofield always brings Christianity into her stories. She writes about people during the Civil War such as you might meet in any era, struggling to resolve the problems they confront. At Speedway Baptist Church, Nikki serves as a deacon, adult Sunday school teacher, business meeting moderator, and assistant treasurer. She is active in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, affiliated with her church. As a tour guide at Crown Hill Cemetery since 1993, she has developed Civil War tours including “Treason in Indianapolis” based on her third book, Treason Afoot. Many of the characters in that novel are buried at Crown Hill. Other tours she has created are “Drama and Disaster” and “Tombstones and Trees.” One day a week, Nikki works as the staff genealogist at Crown Hill, the third largest private cemetery in the country. Stoddard-Schofield is a docent at the Indiana Medical History Museum on the grounds of the former Central State Hospital for the mentally ill. For many years, she volunteered in the Manuscripts and Rare Books Division of the Indiana State Library, creating finding aids for the collection. Nikki portrays several Civil War women for various events and meetings. Annually at Crown Hill, she tells Mary Logan’s story of General John Logan establishing Memorial Day and portrays the second wife of Frederick Douglass for Spirit of Freedom honoring the black soldiers who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Her most recent portrayal is Clara Barton, known as the Angel of the Battlefield. A member of the Buster Keaton International Fan Club, she attends the annual convention in Muskegon, Michigan, during the first week-end of October, which is close to the silent screen comedian’s birthday. Her other interests are reading, gardening, stamp collecting, old movies (especially film noir), and genealogy. Nikki is the mother of two sons, Rob and Gaven, six grandchildren (Bridget, Stephanie, Nicholas, Abigail, Gabrielle, and Lily), and five great-grandchildren (Gee, Bella, Elias, Sebastian, and Aria). Born in Michigan, she has lived most of her life in Indianapolis.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Preface

Characters by Chapters

Chronology of Historic Events

Chapter One - The Raid on Dodd’s

Saturday, August 20, 1864

Historic End Note: Harrison H. Dodd, Copperhead, owner of H.H. Dodd Printing Company

Chapter Two - Get a Doctor!

August 20, 1864

Historic End Note: General Henry B. Carrington, commander of the Indiana District and right-hand-man of Governor Morton

Chapter Three - A Long Night

Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21, 1864

Historic End Note: Governor Oliver Perry Morton, Governor of Indiana from 1860 to 1865

Chapter Four - Staying Awake

Sunday, August 21, 1864

Historic End Note: Copperheads

Chapter Five - Rock through the Window

Sunday, August 21, 1864

Historic End Note: Felix Grundy Stidger, Union soldier and spy

Chapter Six - Indignation Meeting at Circle Park

Monday, August 22, 1864

Historic End Note: Five men who published a card in the Daily Sentinel denying connection to the conspiracy—Dr. James Athon, William Henderson, Oscar B. Hord, Joseph Ristine, and Napoleon B. Taylor

Chapter Seven

Violating Section Twenty-One

Chapter Eight

Disturbed by Talebearers

The Last Week of August 1864

Chapter Nine

Chicago Fizzles

Monday and Tuesday, August 29 & 30, 1864

Chapter Ten

Dodd Is Arrested

Saturday, September 3, 1864

Chapter Eleven

Wake Up, Jay!

Friday, September 16, 1864

Chapter Twelve

Visiting Confederates

Tuesday, September 27, 1864

Chapter Thirteen

Star Witness

Tuesday, September 27, 1864

Chapter Fourteen

The Sanitary Fair

Saturday, October 8, 1864

Chapter Fifteen

It Is Not Fair!

Tuesday, October 11, 1864

Chapter Sixteen

Sheridan’s Ride

Monday, October 24, 1864

Chapter Seventeen

Lincoln Is Elected!

Tuesday, November 8, 1864

Chapter Eighteen

Mama Can’t Breathe!

Tuesday, November 15, 1864

Chapter Nineteen

The Black Wreath

Monday, November 21, 1864

Chapter Twenty

Snowstorm

Saturday, December 10, 1864

Epilogue

Resources

Book Club Discussion Questions

Praise for Nikki Stoddard Schofield’s Novels

Nikki’s books successfully blend the historical, faith-based and romantic elements, with no singular one overwhelming the other two… great reads. Each last page leaves you missing the characters and anxiously awaiting Nikki’s next book.

—Carla James, Carmel, Indiana

When reading historical novels, I always ask, Is the event worth writing about and is it well written? Nikki Stoddard Schofield always receives an underscored Yes to both questions. My other criterion for judgment goes back to an early television series that attempted to recreate important past events. The introduction to each program ended with the words—And you are there! In each of Nikki’s novels I have found myself really there in what can truly be called living history.

—Rev. Ronald Higdon, Prospect, KY

I loved Alas Richmond. The characters were so real. They came to life.

—Gerrie Greer, Burton, Michigan

I really enjoyed your book [Bondage and Freedom]. Brinton, Lydia and the circumstances they found themselves in very much came to life. And I was completely surprised by the ending! I was not expecting the ambush by Zander and Duff nor the outcome, which of course wasn’t/isn’t the real end. I like the detail of their emotional and moral struggles and the background historical setting at the close of each chapter. There can be very few novels that conclude the way Bondage and Freedom does with not just a vision of glory, but of the redeemed in conversation, and the appearance of Jesus, too! The earthly conclusion points to the fact that all of us make an impact on others.

—Rev. Howard Jones, Castle Park, Caerphilly, Mid Glam, England

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities;

for there is no authority except from God,

and those authorities that exist have been

instituted by God. Therefore, whoever resists

authority resists what God has appointed,

and those who resist will incur judgment.

Romans 13: 1-2

To my grandchildren,

Bridget, Stephanie, Nicholas,

Abigail, Gabrielle, and Lily,

With love

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the readers of my novels, Bondage and Freedom (2010) and Alas Richmond (2011), because their kind words of praise and encouragement have kept me at this solitary endeavor of writing. When I finish a novel, it seems like a house full of friends have departed and no longer need me. Therefore, I begin to create new characters with new situations and another novel appears. The house fills up again, until I type those two words: The End.

I wish to acknowledge my proofreaders, Jeff Berty, Martha McDonald, Mark Vopelak, and Phyllis Walters. Martha has been my friend since we were thirteen in middle school. She proofread my previous two novels and provided thoughtful insights. As Head Archivist and Curator at the University of Indianapolis, Mark is well informed on Indianapolis history. Jeff, an attorney, was a valuable proofreader for my second novel, and willingly offered to proofread this one. Phyllis is a retired librarian from Northwest High School, works part-time at the Danville Museum and Plainfield Public Library, and serves as librarian at Kingsway Christian School. Besides looking for typos, these friends have served as consultants and editors, helping me to clarify my thoughts regarding subplots, characterizations, and the overall story. They have my sincere gratitude for all their hard work.

Dr. John J. Wernert, president of the Indianapolis Civil War Round Table, 2011-12, and Rev. Janet Tackitt, a registered nurse, offered helpful medical information. I want to thank Steve Towne, archivist, for discussing the treason trials with me, which aided me in honing the plot. To Brent Abercrombie, Librarian in Manuscripts and Rare Books at the Indiana State Library, I extend my thanks for insights concerning Camp Morton.

The front cover is a photograph of the statue called Themis, the Greek goddess of justice, which stands at the base of the crown in Crown Hill Cemetery. Previously, this stone statue stood on the Marion County Courthouse until that building was torn down. The photo was taken by Marty Davis, Crown Hill Heritage Foundation.

Wilbur Tague took the back cover photograph of me. Mr. Tague has a photography studio in Brownsburg, Indiana, and is a look-alike of Abraham Lincoln, whom he portrays.

When readers eagerly ask: When will the next novel be published? I feel encouraged to keep at this lonely task of writing. Therefore, I must acknowledge my readers. You inspire me. For that, I thank you. You may email me at [e-mail].

About the Author

Nikki Stoddard Schofield is the author of two previously-published Civil War novels. Bondage and Freedom, A Civil War Romance is about guerrilla warfare in East Tennessee with a Yankee nurse, Lydia, rescued by a Confederate captain, Brinton. Alas Richmond, A Civil War Romance, is about Verity, a Southern belle, and Giles, an Englishman and a Union spy, during the final days of the capital of the Confederacy. This is her third novel. She is currently working on her fourth novel, Savannah Bound, A Civil War Romance.

In her third book, Nikki writes about her hometown of Indianapolis. The subject of the Indianapolis treason trials has fascinated her since she first learned of these unusual legal proceedings which took place in the midst of the American Civil War.

Ms. Schofield is the mother of two sons, Rob who lives with his wife Vicki in Ohio, and Gaven who lives with his wife Christine and three daughters in Virginia. She has five granddaughters, Bridget, Stephanie, Abigail, Gabrielle, and Lily; one grandson, Nicholas; one great-grandson, Gonzalo, and one great-granddaughter, Bella.

From 1974 to 2012, Nikki was the law librarian at the Indianapolis office of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, formerly Bingham Summers Welsh & Spilman. Upon entering phased retirement, she took a second job as the Staff Genealogist at Crown Hill Cemetery, where she works on Fridays. Also at Crown Hill, the third largest private cemetery in the country, Nikki serves as a tour guide, specializing in the Civil War burials.

In October 2011, she began volunteering one day a week at the Indiana State Library, creating finding aids for Civil War collections in the Manuscripts and Rare Books Division. In this work, Ms. Schofield has the opportunity to read Civil War letters and documents, which provides authenticity to her novels.

A member of Speedway Baptist Church, Ms. Schofield is an ordained deacon, business meeting moderator, and adult Sunday school teacher. She serves as one of two representatives from the North Central region on the Coordinating Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, with which her church is affiliated.

For two terms, she served as president of the Indianapolis Civil War Round Table. Nikki was the annual director and guide for the club’s Civil War trips for many years. She also filled the positions of secretary and newsletter editor. Ms. Schofield gave first-person presentations of Civil War women including Confederate spy Belle Boyd, Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt, Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, the second Mrs. Frederick Douglass, Indiana’s Civil War Governor’s wife Lucinda Morton, and others.

Preface

Having read many genre romances, I decided my romance novels would be different in three respects.

First, the hero and heroine would always be together. If you read romance novels, you know this is rarely the case.

Second, the hero and heroine would always be kind to each other. Because my main characters are Christians, this second requirement is not difficult. When they do disagree, they are quick to put things right.

Third, the history would always be in the background, never the foreground. Regarding this requirement, I must admit that the two reference books which were most often open beside my computer were the trial transcript and Felix Stidger’s book. Of course, I used the other books listed in the Resource section at the end, but they were not as heavily relied upon as the books by Benn Pitman and Felix Stidger.

Thus, Treason Afoot is as accurate as I can make it when fictional characters interact with historic ones.

Characters by Chapters

In order of appearance

CHAPTER ONE: THE RAID ON DODD’S

Emeline Tanner, heroine, age 20, schoolteacher from Danville, Indiana—fictional

Jacob Jay Hadley, hero, age 24, owner of Wise Readers Bookstore, veteran of the Seventh Indiana Volunteer Regiment, wounded at Cold Harbor, honorably discharged—fictional

Elizabeth Smith, widow of Caleb B. Smith—historical

Ernest Dalyrumple, former owner of Wise Readers Bookstore—fictional

Silas Embree, Union veteran—fictional

David Fields, age 15, errand boy—fictional

Welford Tanner, former editor of the Danville Courier, father of Emeline—fictional

Harrison H. Dodd, owner of H.H. Dodd Printing Company—historical

Mr. Sands, older Merchants Dispatch delivery man—fictional

John J. Parsons, partner of Harrison H. Dodd—historical

Mr. Barnard, younger Merchants Dispatch delivery man—fictional

Leger Whitehead, steam press operator at H.H. Dodd Printing Company—fictional

Heinrich Stahl, farmer from Clermont—fictional

Colonel James G. Jones, Assistant Provost Marshal—historical

Rev. Mathias Alliott, Baptist pastor in Danville—fictional

CHAPTER TWO: GET A DOCTOR!

Reid Meyers, owner of Imported Fine China store—fictional

Alpharetta Meyers, wife of Reid Meyers—fictional

Dahlia Whitehead, busybody, wife of Leger—fictional

Arthur Selman, medical doctor, formerly assistant surgeon, 69th Indiana Regiment—fictional

Zerelda Gray Wallace, widow of Governor David Wallace, boarding housekeeper—historical

Beckwith Davis, reporter for the Indianapolis Daily Journal—fictional

General Henry B. Carrington, military commander of Indiana—historical

CHAPTER THREE: A LONG NIGHT

Harry Fields, age 7, son of Viola—fictional

Hiram Fields, age 5, son of Viola—fictional

Viola Fields, war widow, mother of four, Jay Hadley’s housekeeper—fictional

Violet Fields, age 13, daughter of Viola—fictional

Agnes Wallace, daughter of David and Esther—historical

Dunstan Moore, telegram runner—fictional

Mr. Weems, telegraph operator—fictional

Rolland Malott, Copperhead, saddle-maker—fictional

Eron O’Shay, Irish immigrant, meat packer at Kingan & Company, Jay’s tenant—fictional

Eunice O’Shay, Irish immigrant, wife of Eron, Jay’s tenant—fictional

Ulrich Townsend, agent of the Confederate Secret Service based in Canada—fictional

Roberta Tanner Hill, older sister of Emeline Tanner—fictional

Stephen Hill, Roberta’s husband and Emeline’s brother-in-law—fictional

Grantham Tanner, older brother of Emeline Tanner—fictional

Wilbur McQuat, Copperhead, clerk in his family’s stove and tin ware store—fictional

Micah Longmire, Copperhead, meat packer at Kingan & Company—

fictional

Oliver Perry Morton, Governor of Indiana—historical

Lucinda Burbank Morton, wife of Governor Oliver P. Morton—historical

Clement Vallandigham, Copperhead, United States Senator from Ohio—historical

Jesse Bright, Copperhead, United States Senator from Indiana—historical

John C. Walker, Copperhead, state agent for Indiana in New York; purchaser of the guns shipped to H.H. Dodd—historical

Phineas Wright, Copperhead, Supreme Commander of the Order of American Knights in Missouri—historical

Lafe Develin, Copperhead, prominent Democrat from Indiana—historical

CHAPTER FOUR: STAYING AWAKE

Aaron Burr, United States Vice President—historical

Alexander Hamilton, lawyer—historical

Julia Ward Howe, author—historical

Samuel Gridley Howe, husband of Julia—historical

Lambkin P. Milligan, lawyer in Huntington, Indiana—historical

Moses W. Milligan, son of Lambkin—historical

Mabel Tanner, wife of Grantham, sister-in-law of Emeline—fictional

Col. A. J. Warner, commander of the Veteran Reserve Corp.—historical

Margaret Ellis, Jay Hadley’s former fiancée—fictional

Rev. Henry Day, pastor of First Baptist Church, Indianapolis—historical

Joseph Kirkpatrick, fire arms dealer in New York City—historical

Helaine Hadley, Jay’s mother and wife of Stoughton Hadley—fictional

Stoughton Hadley, Jay’s father, owner of the Indianapolis City Company and board member of the Indiana State Bank—fictional

CHAPTER FIVE: ROCK THROUGH THE WINDOW

Frances Tanner, baby daughter of Grantham and Mabel Tanner—fictional

Chapman Payne, Emeline’s fiancé, with the Thirty-Third Indiana Regiment—fictional

Felix Grundy Stidger, United States government secret service agent from Kentucky—historical

Justine Martling, a woman who works at the Sweet Spot—fictional

CHAPTER SIX: INDIGNATION MEETING AT CIRCLE PARK

Mr. Wigand, owner of the Wigand Glass Shop—fictional

Josephine McGill, fiancée of Felix Stidger—historical

Rev. Royal B. Stratton, author—historical

John Morton, oldest son of Oliver and Lucinda Morton—historical

Alexander Ralston, architect—historical

Pierre L’Enfant, architect—historical

Daniel W. Voorhees, Democrat from Terre Haute, in the U.S. House of Representatives—historical

Jefferson Finis Davis, president of the Confederate States of America—historical

Joseph Ristine, Copperhead, Auditor for the State of Indiana—historical

Dr. James A. Athon, Copperhead, Treasurer for the State of Indiana—historical

Oscar B. Hord, Copperhead, Attorney General for the State of Indiana—

historical

Napoleon B. Taylor, Copperhead—historical

William Henderson, Copperhead—historical

Sybil Rynearson, friend of Dahlia Whitehead—fictional

CHAPTER SEVEN: VIOLATING SECTION TWENTY-ONE

John Unversaw, City Marshal—historical

Wilson Rynearson, husband of Sybil—fictional

Martin M. Ray, attorney—historical

Mrs. Malott, wife of Rolland—fictional

Jacob Thompson, head of the Confederate Secret Service based in Canada—historical

John B. Castleman, Confederate Secret Service agent based in Canada—

historical

Thomas Henry Hines, Confederate Secret Service agent based in Canada—

historical

CHAPTER EIGHT: DISTURBED BY TALEBEARERS

Mary Baughman, boarding housekeeper—fictional

Hildegard Loehr, laundress and Emeline’s roommate at the boarding house—fictional

CHAPTER NINE: CHICAGO FIZZLES

Barlow Hunt, Democrat—fictional

Thomas Olds, Democrat—fictional

General George Brinton McClellan, Democratic candidate for president—

historical

CHAPTER TEN: DODD IS ARRESTED

Mr. Stokes, boarder at Mrs. Baughman’s boarding house—fictional

Anna Dodd, wife of H.H. Dodd, age 38—historical

Harvey Dodd, son of H.H. and Anna, age 15—historical

Richard Dodd, son of H.H. and Anna, age 13—historical

Stoney Dodd, son of H.H. and Anna, age 6—historical

Gene Dodd, son of H.H. and Anna, age 2—historical

Martha Dodd, daughter of H.H. and Anna, age 10—historical

Jenny Dodd, daughter of H.H. and Anna, age 8—historical

Jonathan W. Gordon, attorney for H.H. Dodd—historical

Simon Galey, soldier—fictional

Col. John Coburn, commander of the Thirty-Third Indiana Volunteer Infantry—historical

James M. Calhoun, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, when it surrendered to Union forces—historical

CHAPTER ELEVEN: WAKE UP, JAY!

General Wade Hampton, Confederate Cavalry commander—historical

Susan Ray, wife of attorney Martin Ray—historical

Major General Alvin P. Hovey, Commander of the Military District of Indiana—historical

Daniel Defoe, author—historical

CHAPTER TWELVE: VISITING CONFEDERATES

Benedict Arnold, a spy for the British during the American Revolution—

historical

Nathan Hale, American hanged by the British in 1776 for spying—

historical

Mrs. Smallwood, customer of Viola Fields—fictional

Morris Perkins, new editor of the Danville Courier—fictional

Joseph Jenkins Bingham, Copperhead, editor of the Indianapolis State Sentinel—historical

Private Drake, guard—fictional

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: STAR WITNESS

Captain Stephen Jones, Provost Marshal in Louisville, Kentucky—historical

Dr. William A. Bowles, Copperhead—historical

Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun—historical

Horace Heffren, Copperhead—historical

Judge Joshua Bullitt, Copperhead—historical

S. P. Coffin, United States detective—historical

Mrs. Alice Lisle, executed for treason—historical

Henry L. Burnett, Judge Advocate during Treason Trials—historical

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE SANITARY FAIR

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: IT IS NOT FAIR!

Mr. and Mrs. Vogel—fictional

Stephen Horsey, Copperhead—historical

Andrew Humphreys, Copperhead—historical

W. H. Harrison, Copperhead—historical

S. Smith, Copperhead—historical

Dr. Carter, Copperhead—historical

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: SHERIDAN’S RIDE

General Philip Henry Sheridan, United States Army General—historical

Hattie Farris—fictional

William English—historical

Samuel Fields, deceased son of Viola Fields—fictional

Rose Fields, deceased daughter of Viola Fields—fictional

Nicholas McCarthy, prominent citizen—historical

Letitia Selman, wife of Dr. Arthur Selman—fictional

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: LINCOLN IS ELECTED!

John Nickum, prominent citizen—historical

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: MAMA CAN’T BREATHE!

Mr. Bush, Cincinnati Gazette reporter—fictional

Thomas Sharpe, banker—historical

George Anderson, bookkeeper at the Indianapolis Branch Banking Company—fictional

John Newman, citizen of Indianapolis—fictional

Suzanna Day, wife of Rev. Henry Day—historical

Nicholas Cochrane, witness—historical

William G. Moss, witness—historical

D. O. Dailey, witness—historical

Richard Curren, witness—historical

John G. Scotton, witness—historical

William Allen, witness—historical

William Wolf, witness—historical

W. M. Swasey, witness—historical

George Bailey, witness—historical

Deacon Thornbrough, member of First Baptist Church—fictional

Digger Jones, gravedigger at Crown Hill Cemetery—historical

Kirchy, assistant gravedigger at Crown Hill Cemetery—fictional

John Chislett, first superintendent at Crown Hill Cemetery—historical

Martin Williams, owner of property sold to Crown Hill Cemetery—

historical

Lucy Ann Seaton, first person buried at Crown Hill Cemetery—historical

Captain John L. Seaton, husband of Lucy Ann Seaton—historical

CHAPTER NINETEEN: THE BLACK WREATH

Judge Elijah Martindale, judge in New Castle—historical

Alexander Baker, attorney—fictional

Sam Dibbel, friend of Morris Perkins—fictional

Leroy Hawky, friend of Morris Perkins—fictional

Silas Colgrove, commissioner—historical

Richard P. De Hart, commissioner—historical

Thomas I. Lucas, commissioner—historical

William E. Mc Lean, commissioner—historical

Charles D. Murray, commissioner—historical

Benjamin Spooner, commissioner—historical

Ambrose A. Stevens, commissioner—historical

John T. Wilder, commissioner—historical

Reuben Williams, commissioner—historical

CHAPTER TWENTY: SNOWSTORM

Carlson Prosser, furniture dealer—fictional

EPILOGUE

David Davis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice—historical

Jeremiah S. Black, attorney—historical

David Dudley Field, attorney—historical

Stephen Johnson Field, U.S. Supreme Court Justice—historical

James A. Garfield, attorney—historical

General Benjamin Butler, attorney—historical

Salmon P. Chase, attorney—historical

James Speed, attorney—historical

Elizabeth Hadley, daughter of Emeline and Jay—fictional

Abraham Lincoln Linc Hadley, son of Emeline and Jay—fictional

Rosalynda Rose Hadley, daughter of Emeline and Jay—fictional

Chronology of Historic Events

1864

August 20—Raid of H. H. Dodd’s Printing Company.

August 22—Indignation Meeting held on the Circle.

August 25—Brigadier General Henry B. Carrington terminated as Indiana District commander and Brevet Major General Alvin P. Hovey replaced him. General William T. Sherman began his final assault on Atlanta, Georgia.

August 29 and 30—Democratic National Convention held in Chicago.

August 31—Major General William T. Sherman defeated General John Bell Hood at Jonesboro.

September 1—General John Bell Hood evacuated Atlanta; General William T. Sherman entered the city.

September 3—Harrison H. Dodd arrested.

September 5—Card published in the Indianapolis Daily Sentinel declaring that the conspiracies charged against the Sons of Liberty were groundless.

September 8—An Address by the Committee of Thirteen published.

September 17—Dr. William A. Bowles arrested. General Alvin P. Hovey set up a military commission to try conspirators.

September 22—Military Commission met for the first time; H. H. Dodd arraigned.

September 27—The Treason Trial began.

October 3—Sanitary Fair began at the old fairgrounds.

October 5—Joseph Jenkins Bingham, Horace Heffren and Lambdin P. Milligan arrested.

October 7—H. H. Dodd escaped. Andrew Humphreys arrested.

October 11—Indiana State Election in which Oliver Perry Morton was elected Governor by 20,000 votes.

October 17—H. H. Dodd found guilty.

October 19—Confederate raid on St. Alban’s, Vermont. General Phil Sheridan defeated General Jubal Early at the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia.

October 21—Dr. Bowles, Horace Heffren, Stephen Horsey, and Andrew Humphreys arraigned before an enlarged Military Commission.

October 24—Sons of Liberty sent a letter threatening to kill Governor Morton.

October 31—General John Bell Hood invaded Tennessee.

November 4—Charges against Horace Heffren dropped; Heffren released.

November 8—National Election in which Abraham Lincoln won a second term by 212 electoral votes to George McClellan’s 21 electoral votes.

November 15—Major General William T. Sherman began his 62,000-man army’s March to the Sea.

November 25—Examination of witnesses completed. Confederates set fire in nineteen New York City hotels.

November 30—General John M. Schofield defeated General John Bell Hood at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.

December 1—The Indianapolis Treason Trials ended.

December 10—Military Commissioners passed sentence.

Chapter One

The Raid on Dodd’s

Saturday, August 20, 1864

Wherein Emeline is discouraged in her search for employment;

Union soldiers raid Dodd’s and remove guns;

Jay rescues Emeline.

Emeline Tanner was hot, tired and frustrated. Her search for employment in Indianapolis had been futile. Her feet ached from new, tight shoes. Stopping on the sidewalk, she pulled a dainty watch out of her

drawstring bag.

Nearly five. Businesses will be closing. I’m hungry. Time to head back to the boarding house. I need to soak my sore feet.

Stepping around a rain barrel as she returned her watch to her reticule, she almost collided with a man.

Sorry, Miss, he mumbled and moved on, but not before noticing what a pretty young woman she was.

Not much of an apology, she thought.

Emeline, a stranger to the city, wore her best outfit, a new skirt and blouse with small blue and white checks. Her thick brown hair was twisted and pinned under her small straw bonnet, which shaded her smooth complexion from the glaring sun.

The four-foot-wide wooden sidewalk along Washington Street held people, crates, barrels, and, here and there, chairs with slanted backs and wide arm rests.

Are the chairs for patrons or proprietors? Emeline wondered. She had many such questions about city life, which was much different from her hometown of Danville, Indiana.

Part of the National Road connecting Maryland to Illinois, Washington Street was the main east to west commercial thoroughfare through Indiana’s capital. From sidewalk to sidewalk, the roadway measured one hundred and twenty-five feet. The boardwalks were raised six inches above the surface of the roadway, which had been paved with stone for two blocks in 1859. Horses’ hooves, wagons and buggies clattered over the rough, noisy pavement.

What is that smell? Horse droppings. Ugh!

At that moment, a wagon wheel sped close and flung manure up, barely missing Emeline’s hem.

With all this space, did you have to come so close to the sidewalk? If I was wearing my hoop, that would have hit me.

In the same block, a few doors east of Meridian Street, which dissected Indianapolis north and south, Jay Hadley was waiting on his last customer of the day at Wise Readers Bookstore. The red brick building at 15 East Washington Street was two stories with a peaked roof and appeared like a cozy cottage amid three and four story box-shaped structures. Wise Readers shared a common first-floor wall with a china store to the east. Its west side bordered an alley leading to Pearl Street. Across the alley was Rosberg’s Bakery, three floors high, with the eight Rosberg family members living on the upper floors. Pleasant odors of baking bread wafted across the narrow alley, but could be enjoyed only if the bookstore’s doors or windows were open.

I hope you enjoy Mr. Newton’s book, Jay said to Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, who paid him one dollar for the leather-bound volume. I read Out of the Depths while I was in Virginia. Our chaplain loaned it to me. It’s very good.

The attractive widow of Caleb Smith said, I’m grateful for your recommendation, Mr. Hadley. My pastor also spoke well of it. She smiled.

Jay Hadley was a well-built man with broad shoulders and a trim waist. In his mid twenties, his face was tanned and clean shaven. Having been wounded in June, Jay received an honorable discharge from the United States Army and returned home last month. He purchased the bookstore from Ernest Dalyrumple, who retired to live with his married daughter.

Coming to Mrs. Smith’s side, Silas Embree, a young veteran, said, I heard you’re building a mausoleum for your husband at Crown Hill.

Yes, said Elizabeth, turning to the man who stood next to her. "It is almost complete. There are Egyptian symbols in the stonework. You will have to come and see it when next